Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 06 29th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Stopover in Indy
Days 68, 69 and 70 - 6/21 thru 6/23 We headed out from the Family Camping Trip on Sunday morning, had breakfast with mom and dad at their hotel (their version of camping) and then made our way South to Indianapolis. We stopped over at Uncle Greg’s new house in Castleton - both to check out his...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 06 28th, 2009 | 3 Comments
Family Camping Trip
Days 66 & 67 - 6/19 and 6/20 - S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E!!! A large portion of my mom’s side of the family was gathering in Northern Indiana for a weekend camping trip. Brett and I decided while we were in Vancouver that we would like to surprise everyone and join in the camping trip. After watching...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 06 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment
Midwest Driving Days
Days 64 and 65 - 6/17 & 6/18 - Wednesday was a driving/productive day. We made our way into Sioux Falls, South Dakota on I-90 E and switched over to I-29 S. At the intersection of South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska at Sioux City, we found a laundromat and a library. Several hours later we had clean...
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 06 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Custer State Park, South Dakota
Certainly one of the coolest and most interesting state parks that we’ve visited over the course of our trip, Custer State Park in South Dakota has a lot to offer. The wildlife alone is worth a visit. We managed to see a wide variety of animals during our time inside the park: prairie dogs, pronghorn,...
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Posted by brett in HE SAID... on 06 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park is quite an experience. Earlier in our trip we went to the Petrified Forest National Park where there are some badlands, but these are much different. The plains of South Dakota are a far cry from the desert of Arizona. By definition, badlands are arid and hot. I was quite surprised...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 06 26th, 2009 | No Comments
South Dakota
Day 63 - 6/16 - South Dakota is big! Big and diverse. It is natural and beautiful but all kitschy and full of tourist road traps. We entered South Dakota from Lancaster, Wyoming and headed towards Custer, SD. We opted against Wind Cave and Jewel Cave, both because we were short on time and because I...
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Posted by kate in points on a map on 06 25th, 2009 | No Comments
Rodeo Fun - Casper, WY
Casper, Wyoming - Day 62 - June 15th Brett and I had hopes of going to a rodeo since we started the trip but had not had the correct timing ANYWHERE.  Lucky for us, we found one in Casper, WY. I was flipping through the Wyoming State Visitor’s Guide as we drove East out of Grand Teton National...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 06 25th, 2009 | No Comments
Casper to Custer
Day 62 - 6/15 - Wow! Today was filled with gorgeous scenery. We saw green grasses along the roadside that moved in the breeze like waves in the ocean. We saw snow covered mountains and gorgeous blue skies. The day started slow. We got ready for the day in the Walmart bathrooms before doing some grocery...
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Posted by kate in SHE SAID... on 06 24th, 2009 | No Comments
Wyoming: Jackson to Casper
Day 61 - 6/14 - We drove from the campground at Grand Teton National Park down into Jackson, Wyoming. Along the way, we stopped as there was a bear along the side of the road. The bear was brown colored but it was a black bear not a grizzly. At the campground they had given me a half piece of paper...
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Posted by brett in through the lens on 06 24th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Photo Of The Week - June 24th
This week’s photo was taken at the end of day 59 along route 287 in Montana’s Big Sky Country. We had driven through a beautiful part of rural Montana, and we were looking for a place to camp for the night. The early summer evening light cast beautiful yellow and orange colors across the...
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